Tomás Vargas Osorio (1908–1941) was a
Colombian poet, often associated with the
piedracielismo movement. He was born in
Oiba
Oiba () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Its antipode Oiba borders Guapotá and Confines in the north; Charalá in the east; Guadalupe and Guapotá in the west; and Suaita in the south. The d ...
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Santander and died of cancer at the age of 33, just one year after publishing a major work ''Regreso de la muerte''.
Despite dying young, he was a prolific writer, publishing, in addition to poetry, short stories and essays. He also worked as a journalist for various newspapers. He also held political positions; he was a deputy for Santander in 1937 and two years later he held a seat in the House of Representatives. That same year, 1939, he founded and directed the newspaper ''
El Día''.
The
Premio Nacional de Poesía Tomás Vargas Osorio was founded in his memory in 2016.
He is also the subject of a
RTVC documentary, titled ''Una tierra seca, sin nombre.''
References
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20th-century Colombian poets
1908 births
1941 deaths
Colombian male poets
Deaths from cancer in Colombia
People from Santander Department